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50.3/49.7. 0.6 of one point. we said this earlier, but to remind everybody, one of the reasons you do not see a check mark next to rick scotts name is, there are still potentially some outstanding precincts here. even a slight, and i mean very slight, like one-tenth of a point improvement for nelson in that margin would bring that down to 0.5 of a point, and that would trigger an automatic recount. if youre at half a percent or less, automatic recount. nelson on the cusp of that. not all precinc...

Which is being tabulated now. mcsally seems to have done better. and down here, this is simena leading here. but that election day vote possibly in the maricopa county, which is 60% of the state, that could be key. the other issue is the governors race in georgia. theyre counting absentee ballots right now. will the breakdown be enough to pull kemp over 50%? if that happened, if that gets to 49.9, that race heads to a runoff. there is also the outstanding question of this senate race in florida ...

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It is. >> there is in automatic recount. >> no. you have to call for it. but i was just hearing from a republican strategist who said either way a recount one way or another. and that both sides would probably want one or the looser would want one. >> generally dont change much. >> right. >> this is -- this is a close enough race it gets down to a couple hundred votes, its possible but again it generally doesnt change that much. >> if it gets down to less. >> gets down to less. >> like eight vot...

But in general, this is how it works. there are 20 states plus the district of columbia, which call for automatic recounts, if you have a very close vote. for example, in michigan, if its less than 2,000 votes separating the winner and loser, automatic recount. beyond that, 43 states that would allow the candidates to petition for a recount. there are five states out there that allow the parties to ask for a recount. and beyond that, you could have 17 states that let voters do it. but this could...

Process thats very expensive and historically, unsuccessful. tom foreman joins us with more. tom? >> reporter: anderson, each state has its own rules for recounts, and they contain many, many complicated details. but in general, this is how it works. there are 20 states plus the district of columbia, which call for automatic recounts, if you have a very close vote. for example, in michigan, if its less than 2,000 votes separating the winner and loser, automatic recount. beyond that, 43 states th...

>> florida had an automatic recount because the laws of the state of florida called for that. and because the election was so close -- and dont forget al gore won the popular vote by half a million, but we wont talk about that because this is about electoral college. because the state of florida said automatic recount, al gore said yes. then there were 36 days in which the country was very patient, but that is very different -- >> what does florida have to do with it? the election was over elect...

Less than 24 hours after >> all right, so gloria, you refusing to say he would accept hear what hes saying. your reaction. >> well, this is like comparing the results of the presidential election donald trump is doing a an apple to an elephant. theyre two completely different things. first of all, al gore did not reversal perhaps trying to undo the damage his debate comments charge the election was rigged incited. many republicans have been before the election. he actually did call bush and outr...

There was one standard for al gore. >> what did al gore say? >> al gore said he would accept the process. a month late he took it all the way to the supreme court. >> he did because the state -- >> no, let him finish. >> no, gloria. he did it because he feels like a privileged insider and his pals felt like privileged insiders. this is permeates the entire system and this is whats wrong. >> that was because florida, because there was such a narrow margin, florida had an automatic recount because...

Talk about it. hes saying this voter fraud happens in other places, like philly, in chicago, and we know that -- from what donald trump has said himself, he thinks thats where black people live. i think thats very dangerous. hes telling these white crowds to go to other polling places to watch over black people. >> states have laws since 2000, and before 2000. states now have laws about automatic recount. if you want to go back to bush v. gore and look what occurred with 537 votes, that took 36 ...